GitHub API (unofficial showcase)
GET/repos/{owner}/{repo}/releases/tags/{tag}

Get a release by tag name

Retrieves a published release from a repository by its tag name. Use tag to identify the release you want to retrieve.

3 parameters
ownerstringrequired
The account that owns the repository; the name is not case-sensitive.
repostringrequired
The repository name without the `.git` extension; the name is not case-sensitive.
tagstringrequired
The name of the tag associated with the release.

2 status codes
200Returns the release object, including its tag name, release name, publication status, URLs, and other release details.
urlstringrequired
html_urlstringrequired
assets_urlstringrequired
upload_urlstringrequired
tarball_urlstringrequired
zipball_urlstringrequired
idintegerrequired
node_idstringrequired
tag_namestringrequired
The name of the tag.
target_commitishstringrequired
Specifies the commitish value that determines where the Git tag is created from.
namestringrequired
bodystringoptional
draftbooleanrequired
true to create a draft (unpublished) release, false to create a published one.
prereleasebooleanrequired
Whether to identify the release as a prerelease or a full release.
immutablebooleanoptional
Whether or not the release is immutable.
created_atstringrequired
published_atstringrequired
updated_atstringoptional
authorobjectrequired
A GitHub user.
assetsarray<ReleaseAsset>required
body_htmlstringoptional
body_textstringoptional
mentions_countintegeroptional
discussion_urlstringoptional
The URL of the release discussion.
reactionsobjectoptional
404Returned when the repository or a published release with the specified tag cannot be found.
messagestringoptional
documentation_urlstringoptional
urlstringoptional
statusstringoptional

Error handling

A 404 is returned when the repository or a published release with the specified tag cannot be found. The owner path parameter and repo path parameter identify the repository, and the tag path parameter identifies the release.